.tk Domain: Tokelau ccTLD Guide

Updated October 2026

.tk is the country-code top-level domain for Tokelau. Once free, now a cautionary tale.

Overview

Extension.tk

Country or territory

Tokelau

RegionOceania

RegistryTelecommunication Tokelau Corporation (Teletok)

Who can registerCheck with registry

TypeCountry code that Google treats as generic

Became one of the most-registered ccTLDs in the world when free registrations were offered.

.tk is the country code for Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand.

For years .tk names were given away free through Freenom. That made the extension enormous but also attracted spam and phishing. Freenom stopped new registrations in 2023 and left the business in 2024, after which most free .tk names stopped working. It shows how an extension's reputation, and its operator, can affect every name in it.

Who can register

Since Freenom's exit, the rules for new registrations are not clearly published. Check current options with the registry before buying.

Rules and prices change. This summary is general information, not legal advice: confirm the current policy with the registry before you buy. The registry's website is www.dot.tk. The official record for .tk is in the IANA root zone database.

Before you buy a .tk name

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